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Friday Fun Thread for March 3, 2023

Be advised: this thread is not for serious in-depth discussion of weighty topics (we have a link for that), this thread is not for anything Culture War related. This thread is for Fun. You got jokes? Share 'em. You got silly questions? Ask 'em.

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Names to consider off the top of my head...

  • John Williams, obviously.

  • Michael Giacchino, you probably haven't heard of him but the score for the Incredibles was fucking incredible and he's been a solid name on the Hollywood soundtrack scene since.

  • Koji Kondo, between the main themes for Mario, Zelda, and Metroid Kondo is another dude many know but have never heard of.

  • James Horner, turns out "discount John Williams" is still pretty damn good, See Terminator, Apollo 13, Saving Private Ryan, et al.

  • Basil Poludoris, his work is kind of uneven but Anvil of Crom, Red Dawn, and Klendathu Drop are all underrated masterpieces CMV.

  • Hans Zimmer, the more you listen to him the more you realize he's only got one trick, fortunately it's a solid trick

Good, good. Something similar to the Köln Concert would also do, if anyone has suggestions.

It occurs to me that if we're going back 70 years we ought to include Jerry Goldsmith and Miklos Rosas as well. I was thinking "recent" as in stuff that had come out within my lifetime but that's actually cutting the window ~25 years short.